Housing

Number of bedrooms per dwelling

About this topic

Number of bedrooms per dwelling records the bedroom count of occupied private dwellings. It is a simple but useful indicator of dwelling size and housing capacity.

This topic is most informative when read with dwelling type, household size, and household type. Together, these measures can help identify whether housing stock is suited to local household needs and can signal issues such as crowding or affordability pressure.

Interpretation notes

  • The count refers to bedrooms in occupied private dwellings, not the total number of rooms.
  • Bedroom count can suggest dwelling capacity, but it should be read with household size before drawing conclusions about crowding.

Key insight

In 2021, 0 or 1 bedrooms was the most common bedroom count among occupied private dwellings in Mount Palmer, accounting for 0% (0 dwellings). This share was lower than Yilgarn (S) (6.1%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 0 or 1 bedrooms, which increased by 0 dwellings.

Section overview

Number of bedrooms per dwelling

Mount Palmer - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises number of bedrooms per dwelling for Mount Palmer in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Yilgarn (S) and change since 2016.

Number of bedrooms per dwelling snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Mount Palmer, with comparison markers for Yilgarn (S).

Mount Palmer
Yilgarn (S)

0 or 1 bedrooms

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

2 bedrooms

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

3 bedrooms

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

4 bedrooms

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

5 bedrooms or more

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

Not stated

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

Data table

Number of bedrooms per dwelling for Mount Palmer. Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Yilgarn (S).

Number of bedrooms per dwelling for Mount Palmer. Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Yilgarn (S).
Number of bedrooms per dwelling for Mount Palmer. Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Yilgarn (S).
Category20212016Change
Count%Yilgarn (S)%Count%Yilgarn (S)%Countpp
0 or 1 bedrooms00.0%6.1%00.0%6.0%00.0pp
2 bedrooms00.0%10.3%00.0%13.2%00.0pp
3 bedrooms00.0%46.4%00.0%40.1%00.0pp
4 bedrooms00.0%28.9%00.0%32.2%00.0pp
5 bedrooms or more00.0%6.6%00.0%5.5%00.0pp
Not stated00.0%1.9%00.0%1.2%00.0pp
Total households00.0%100.0%00.0%100.0%00.0pp